civilians in southern israel, israel's main stock index, the tel aviv 25, has fallen 2.5%. tel aviv stock exchange operates sunday to thursday. it's therefore not open today. israel stocks that trade in the u.s., of course, are active today, and that includes -- look at that picture. that includes teva down 4% for the week. givin, down 4%. they are the ones that put the camera in the pill. internet security firm checkpoint down 2%. israel's cell com is up this week based on solid earnings. israel's last major fight before this was also in gaza. in 2008 and '09, the israeli market was 12% higher just one month after the fighting ended from where the market was at the beginning of the war. in 2006, israel fought a month-long war against hezbollah in lebanon. the israeli market rose 5% two months after the cease-fire went into effect from where it stood at the start of the war. israel's biggest brokerage firm is a company called psagot. "i think this pattern is likely to be followed again in the current flare-up if no significant widening of the conflict takes place." simon? >